Pretty house! I grew up in a 3 bedroom ranch and my husband and I lived in one for 28 years. As far as I know, it's just a ranch house but where I lived, the different models had names. It's a name the builder comes up with but for all purposes, it's just a ranch. There are many ways to decorate your house in the fall and for the Christmas holidays. Lights, a bench on the porch would work where you could have fall items displayed and then, Christmas items when the time comes.

You can treat it just as you would any other living area. You can start by painting your adirondack chairs and adding an outdoor area rug to define the seating area. Add a couple of throw pillows and a side table and you'll have a nice little spot. You could even add a bench against the rails. The far end looks like a great spot for a small dining table. Here's the concept: When you're ready to tackle the ceiling, think about a treatment such as below.

Have you considered extending the forward facing gable above the entry as a part of an actual portico roof with cedar posts. Then there is a porch as a pergola. https://www.trouveshome.com/the-necessity-of-bringing-back-front-porches/ Whatever you add on the ground, you need to take into account that your driveway is literally going to be against it. Instead of trying to keep a dirt/green space between driveway and porch, you could actually be better served, for safety sake, to create a raised concrete floor to create a curb between the driveway and house from that angled left wing all the way to the right wing of the house all the way to the right side of the house ... the beginning of a raised sidewalk that could lead you elsewhere. You could always set lined cedar planter boxes atop that. You could then widen the turn around/parking space to the right of the house either with more paving or use thick concrete on a properly packed base to outline the space with a "sidewalk" ... that could lead to other areas -- a patio and/or play area and/or a flower bed/bird bath, etc. The person that made the decision to put the driveway that close to the house did your family no favors.

First, I wouldn’t do sod in this front yard. Too hard to maintain. I would put shrubs that match in color to your brick up high. Then on the slope low maintenance low profile junipers and moss holders for easy to care for greenery. I tried painting your bay window trim black but you can use your imagination. Paint all trim black. I put larger black modern exterior light fixtures for more light and interest. I added black pots with greenery to each side of front stoop. I would also like a pair of black slatted benches facing each other to flank entry doors. Couldn’t pull that off in this mock up. This will be showstopper home with not too much effort.